Jeremiah 5:14-17

Revised Standard Version

¹⁴ Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of hosts:
“Because they^[a] have spoken this word,
behold, I am making my words in your mouth a fire,
    and this people wood, and the fire shall devour them.
¹⁵ Behold, I am bringing upon you
    a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
                says the Lord.
It is an enduring nation,
    it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
    nor can you understand what they say.
¹⁶ Their quiver is like an open tomb,
    they are all mighty men.
¹⁷ They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
    they shall eat up your sons and your daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your herds;
    they shall eat up your vines and your fig trees;
your fortified cities in which you trust
    they shall destroy with the sword.”